Communication & Synchronization

The TCS Synchronization engine is an integral part of the TCS Mobile Platform. This high performance, multi-threaded Object-Based sync engine allows a single TCS server to support multiple applications and users operating in mixed device and network environments.

The TCS sync process is application agnostic and has the flexibility to meet the demands of a wide variety of enterprise applications. From data intensive Sales/CRM applications, to event-driven IT Help Desk applications, to Reporting and Business Intelligence applications that have large, rapidly changing data sets, TCS sync engine excels.

TCS uses an Object-Based Sync Paradigm which enables sync transactions to be atomic at an Object level (i.e. all database tables get updated at the same time a record is posted). This unique approach preserves data integrity and avoids the partial object sync issues.

Most other Mobility Software providers use the less-robust “database table" synchronization approach where, due to wireless network connectivity issues, only part of the tables may get sync’d (meaning part of an object) during a session. This frequently results in an inconsistent data set on a device or on the server, which places the burden on IT project teams to build additional, complex application logic to deal with these inconsistent dataset issues. TCS eliminates this problem, ensuring your data is always consistent and reducing the IT support burden and costs.

Within the TCS Mobile Platform, the TCS Synchronization Engine is responsible for the following tasks:

Tracking client/device based changes

Managing and resolving data conflicts during the sync process

Error recovery during network failure

Data compression during transit

Managing multiple application versions, with potentially different data schemas